Utils.ConvertStringToSid Method

The ConvertStringToSid method converts a string containing a security identifier to a byte array.

Namespace: Microsoft.MetadirectoryServices
Assembly: Microsoft.MetadirectoryServicesEx (in Microsoft.MetadirectoryServicesEx.dll)

Usage

'Usage
Dim textSid As String
Dim returnValue As Byte()

returnValue = Utils.ConvertStringToSid(textSid)

Syntax

'Declaration
<PermissionSetAttribute(SecurityAction.Demand, Unrestricted:=True)> _
Public Shared Function ConvertStringToSid ( _
    textSid As String _
) As Byte()

[PermissionSetAttribute(SecurityAction.Demand, Unrestricted=true)] 
public static byte[] ConvertStringToSid (
    string textSid
)

[PermissionSetAttribute(SecurityAction::Demand, Unrestricted=true)] 
public:
static array<unsigned char>^ ConvertStringToSid (
    String^ textSid
)

/** @attribute PermissionSetAttribute(SecurityAction.Demand, Unrestricted=true) */ 
public static byte[] ConvertStringToSid (
    String textSid
)

public static function ConvertStringToSid (
    textSid : String
) : byte[]

Parameters

• textSid
  A string representation of a security identifier.

Return Value

A security identifier.

Exceptions

Exception type	Condition
System.ArgumentNullException	The argument is null.
System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception	The Win32 function returns a failure.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Target Platforms

See Also

Reference

Utils Class
Utils Members
Microsoft.MetadirectoryServices Namespace